Tigers overcome Royals in 10th

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Parker Meadows' 10th-inning bloop single lifted the Detroit Tigers over the host Kansas City Royals 3-1 on Tuesday evening.

After Lucas Erceg (2-6) balked Trey Sweeney to third base with one out, Meadows dropped a broken-bat hit into shallow left field for the Tigers, who have won eight of 10. Riley Greene's two-out single capped the scoring.

In the wild-card race, Detroit (7